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EXHIBIT 1(a)
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
of
HARBOR FUND
a Delaware Business Trust
Principal Place of Business:
Xxx XxxXxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HARBOR FUND
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
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ARTICLE I Definitions ....................................... 1
ARTICLE II The Trustees ...................................... 2
1. Management of the Trust ........................... 2
2. Initial Trustees; Election and Number of
Trustees ........................................ 2
2. Term of Office of Trustees ........................ 2
4. Vacancies; Appointment of Trustees ................ 2
5. Temporary Vacancy or Absence ...................... 3
6. Chairman .......................................... 3
7. Action by the Trustees ............................ 3
8. Ownership of Trust Property ....................... 3
9. Effect of Trustees Not Serving .................... 4
10. Trustees, etc. as Shareholders .................... 4
ARTICLE III Powers of the Trustees ............................ 4
1. Powers .................................................. 4
2. Certain Transactions .................................... 6
ARTICLE IV Series; Classes; Shares ........................... 7
1. Establishment of Series or Class ........................ 7
2. Shares .................................................. 7
3. Investment in the Trust ................................. 7
4. Assets and Liabilities of Series ........................ 8
5. Ownership and Transfer of Shares ........................ 8
6. Status of Shares; Limitation of
Shareholder Liability ................................. 9
ARTICLE V Distributions and Redemptions ..................... 9
1. Distributions ........................................... 9
2. Redemptions ............................................. 9
3. Determination of Net Asset Value ........................ 10
4. Suspension of Right of Redemption ....................... 10
ARTICLE VI Shareholders' Voting Powers and
Meetings ........................................ 10
1. Voting Powers ........................................... 10
2. Meetings of Shareholders ................................ 11
3. Quorum; Required Vote ................................... 11
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ARTICLE VII Contracts With Service Providers ................. 11
1. Investment Adviser ..................................... 11
2. Principal Underwriter .................................. 11
3. Transfer Agency, Shareholder Services, and
Administration and Service Agreements ................ 12
4. Custodian .............................................. 12
5. Parties to Contracts with Service
Providers ............................................ 12
ARTICLE VIII Expenses of the Trust and Series ................. 13
ARTICLE IX Limitation of Liability and
Indemnification ................................ 13
1. Limitation of Liability ................................ 13
2. Indemnification ........................................ 13
3. Indemnification of Shareholders ........................ 14
ARTICLE X Miscellaneous .................................... 15
1. Trust Not a Partnership ................................ 15
2. Trustee Action; Expert Advice; No Bond
or Surety ............................................ 15
3. Record Dates ........................................... 15
4. Termination of the Trust ............................... 15
5. Reorganization ......................................... 16
6. Declaration of Trust ................................... 16
7. Applicable Law ......................................... 16
8. Amendments ............................................. 17
9. Fiscal Year ............................................ 17
10. Severability ........................................... 17
APPENDIX A ....................................................... A-1
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HARBOR FUND
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
This AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST is made on June 8, 1993, by the
Trustees, to establish a business trust for the purpose of conducting, operating
and carrying on the business of a management investment company for the
investment and reinvestment of funds contributed to the Trust by investors. The
Trustees declare that all money and property contributed to the Trust shall be
held and managed in trust pursuant to this Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
The name of the Trust created by this Agreement and Declaration of Trust is
Harbor Fund.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise provided or required by the context:
(a) "By-laws" means the By-laws of the Trust adopted by the Trustees, as
amended from time to time;
(b) "Class" means the class of Shares of a Series established pursuant to
Article IV;
(c) "Commission," "Interested Person" and "Principal Underwriter" have the
meanings provided in the 1940 Act;
(d) "Covered Person" means a person so defined in Article IX, Section 2;
(e) "Declaration of Trust" shall mean this Agreement and Declaration of
Trust, as amended or restated from time to time;
(f) "Delaware Act" means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code
entitled "Treatment of Delaware Business Trusts," as amended from time to time;
(g) "Majority Shareholder Vote" means "the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities" as defined in the 1940 Act;
(h) "Net Asset Value" means the net asset value of each Series of the
Trust, determined as provided in Article V, Section 3;
(i) "Person" means and includes individuals, corporations, partnerships,
trusts, associations, joint ventures, estates and other entities, and
governments and agencies and political subdivisions, thereof, whether domestic
or foreign;
(j) "Outstanding Shares" means Shares shown in the books of the Trust or
its transfer agent as then issued and outstanding, but does not include Shares
which have been repurchased or redeemed by the Trust and which are held in the
treasury of the Trust;
(k) "Series" means a series of Shares established pursuant to Article IV;
(l) "Shareholder" means a record owner of Outstanding Shares;
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(m) "Shares" means the equal proportionate transferable units of interest
into which the beneficial interest of each Series or Class is divided from time
to time (including whole Shares and fractions of Shares);
(n) "Trust" means Harbor Fund established hereby, and reference to the
Trust, when applicable to one or more Series, refers to that Series;
(o) "Trustees" means the persons who have signed this Declaration of
Trust, so long as they shall continue in office in accordance with the terms
hereof, and all other persons who may from time to time be duly qualified and
serving as Trustees in accordance with Article II, in all cases in their
capacities as Trustees hereunder;
(p) "Trust Property" means any and all property, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, which is owned or held by or for the Trust or any Series
or the Trustees on behalf of the Trust or any Series;
(q) The "1940 Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
from time to time.
ARTICLE II
THE TRUSTEES
SECTION 1. MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST. The business and affairs of the Trust
shall be managed by or under the direction of the Trustees, and they shall have
all powers necessary or desirable to carry out that responsibility. The
Trustees may execute all instruments and take all action they deem necessary or
desirable to promote the interests of the Trust. Any determination made by the
Trustees in good faith as to what is in the interests of the Trust shall be
conclusive.
SECTION 2. INITIAL TRUSTEES; ELECTION AND NUMBER OF TRUSTEES. The initial
Trustees shall be the person initially signing this Declaration of Trust. The
number of Trustees (other than the initial Trustee) shall be fixed from time to
time by a majority of the Trustees; provided, that there shall be at least one
(1) Trustee and no more than fifteen (15). The Shareholders shall elect the
Trustees (other than the initial Trustees) on such dates as the Trustees may fix
from time to time.
SECTION 3. TERM OF OFFICE OF TRUSTEES. Each Trustee shall hold office for
life or until his successor is elected or the Trust terminates; except that (a)
any Trustee may resign by delivering to the other Trustees or to any Trust
officer a written resignation effective upon such delivery or a later date
specified therein; (b) any Trustee may be removed with or without cause at any
time by a written instrument signed by at least a majority of the then Trustees,
specifying the effective date of removal; (c) any Trustee who requests to be
retired, or who has become physically or mentally incapacitated or is otherwise
unable to serve, may be retired by a written instrument signed by a majority of
the other Trustees, specifying the effective date of retirement; and (d) any
Trustee may be removed at any meeting of the Shareholders by a vote of at least
two-thirds of the Outstanding Shares.
SECTION 4. VACANCIES; APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES. Whenever a vacancy shall
exist in the Board of Trustees, regardless of the reason for such vacancy, the
remaining Trustees shall appoint any person as they determine in their sole
discretion to fill that vacancy, consistent with the limitations under the 1940
Act. Such appointment shall be made by a
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written instrument signed by a majority of the Trustees or by a resolution of
the Trustees, duly adopted and recorded in the records of the Trust, specifying
the effective date of the appointment. The Trustees may appoint a new Trustee
as provided above in anticipation of a vacancy expected to occur because of the
retirement, resignation or removal of a Trustee, or an increase in number of
Trustees, provided that such appointment shall become effective only at or after
the expected vacancy occurs. As soon as any such Trustee has accepted his
appointment in writing, the trust estate shall vest in the new Trustee, together
with the continuing Trustees, without any further act or conveyance, and he
shall be deemed a Trustee hereunder. The power of appointment is subject to
Section 16(a) of the 1940 Act.
SECTION 5. TEMPORARY VACANCY OR ABSENCE. Whenever a vacancy in the Board
of Trustees shall occur, until such vacancy is filled, or while any Trustee is
absent from his domicile (unless that Trustee has made arrangements to be
informed about, and to participate in, the affairs of the Trust during such
absence), or is physically or mentally incapacitated, the remaining Trustees
shall have all the powers hereunder and their certificate as to such vacancy,
absence, or incapacity shall be conclusive. Any Trustee may, by power of
attorney, delegate his powers as Trustee for a period not exceeding six (6)
months at any one time to any other Trustee or Trustees.
SECTION 6. CHAIRMAN. The Trustees shall appoint one of their number to be
Chairman of the Board of Trustees. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings
of the Trustees, shall be responsible for the execution of policies established
by the Trustees and the administration of the Trust, and may be the chief
executive, financial and/or accounting officer of the Trust.
SECTION 7. ACTION BY THE TRUSTEES. The Trustees shall act by majority
vote at a meeting duly called (including at a telephonic meeting, unless the
1940 Act requires that a particular action be taken only at a meeting of
Trustees in person) at which a quorum is present or by written consent of a
majority of Trustees (or such greater number as may be required by applicable
law) without a meeting. A majority of the Trustees shall constitute a quorum at
any meeting. Meetings of the Trustees may be called orally or in writing by the
President or by any one of the Trustees. Notice of the time, date and place of
all Trustees' meetings shall be given to each Trustee as set forth in the
By-Laws; provided, however, that no notice is required if the Trustees provide
for regular or stated meetings. Notice need not be given to any Trustee who
attends the meeting without objecting to the lack of notice or who signs a
waiver of notice either before or after the meeting. Subject to the
requirements of the 1940 Act, the Trustees by majority vote may delegate to any
Trustee or Trustees or committee authority to approve particular matters or take
particular actions on behalf of the Trust. Any written consent or waiver may be
provided and delivered to the Trust by facsimile or other similar electronic
mechanism.
SECTION 8. OWNERSHIP OF TRUST PROPERTY. The Trust Property of the Trust
and of each Series shall be held separate and apart from any assets now or
hereafter held in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder by the Trustees
or any successor Trustees. All of the Trust Property and legal title thereto
shall at all times be considered as vested in the Trustees on behalf of the
Trust, except that the Trustees may cause legal title to any Trust Property to
be held by or in the name of the Trust, or in the name of any person as nominee.
No Shareholder shall be deemed to have a severable ownership in any individual
asset of the Trust or of any Series or any right of partition or possession
thereof, but each Shareholder shall have, as provided in Article IV, a
proportionate undivided beneficial interest in the Trust or Series represented
by Shares. Upon the resignation or removal of a Trustee, or his otherwise
ceasing to be a Trustee, he shall execute and deliver such documents as the
remaining Trustees shall require for the purpose of conveying to the Trust
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or the remaining Trustees any Trust Property held in the name of the resigning
or removed Trustee. Upon the incapacity or death of any Trustee, his legal
representative shall execute and deliver on his behalf such documents as the
remaining Trustees shall require as provided in the preceding sentence.
SECTION 9. EFFECT OF TRUSTEES NOT SERVING. The death, resignation,
retirement, removal, incapacity or inability or refusal to serve of the
Trustees, or any one of them, shall not operate to annul the Trust or to revoke
any existing agency created pursuant to the terms of this Declaration of Trust.
SECTION 10. TRUSTEES, ETC. AS SHAREHOLDERS. Subject to any restrictions
in the By-laws, any Trustee, officer, agent or independent contractor of the
Trust may acquire, own and dispose of Shares to the same extent as any other
Shareholder; the Trustees may issue and sell Shares to and buy Shares from any
such person or any firm or company in which such person is interested, subject
only to any general limitations herein.
ARTICLE III
POWERS OF THE TRUSTEES
SECTION 1. POWERS. The Trustees in all instances shall act as principals,
free of the control of the Shareholders. The Trustees shall have full power and
authority to take or refrain from taking any action and to execute any contracts
and instruments that they may consider necessary or desirable in the management
of the Trust. The Trustees shall not in any way be bound or limited by current
or future laws or customs applicable to trust investments, but shall have full
power and authority to make any investments which they, in their sole
discretion, deem proper to accomplish the purposes of the Trust. The Trustees
may exercise all of their powers without recourse to any court or other
authority. Subject to any applicable limitation herein or in the By-laws or
resolutions of the Trust, the Trustees shall have power and authority, without
limitation:
(a) To invest and reinvest cash and other property, and to hold cash or
other property uninvested, without in any event being bound or limited by any
current or future law or custom concerning investments by trustees, and to sell,
exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, write options on and lease any or
all of the Trust Property; to invest in obligations, securities and financial
instruments of any kind, and without regard to whether they may mature before
the possible termination of the Trust; and without limitation to invest all or
any part of its cash and other property in securities issued by a registered
investment company or series thereof, subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act;
(b) To operate as and carry on the business of a registered investment
company, and exercise all the powers necessary and proper to conduct such a
business;
(c) To adopt By-laws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust
providing for the conduct of the business of the Trust and to amend and repeal
them to the extent such right is not reserved to the Shareholders;
(d) To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such
agents as they deem appropriate;
(e) To employ as custodian of any assets of the Trust, subject to any
provisions herein or in the By-laws, one or more banks, trust companies or
companies that are
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members of a national securities exchange, or other entities permitted by the
Commission to serve as such;
(f) To retain one or more transfer agents and shareholder servicing
agents, or both;
(g) To provide for the distribution of Shares either through a Principal
Underwriter as provided herein or by the Trust itself, or both, or pursuant to a
distribution plan of any kind;
(h) To set record dates in the manner provided for herein or in the By-
laws;
(i) To delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officers
of the Trust and to any agent, independent contractor, manager, investment
adviser, custodian or underwriter;
(j) To sell or exchange any or all of the assets of the Trust, subject to
Article X, Section 4;
(k) To vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership, with
respect to other securities or property; and to execute and deliver powers of
attorney delegating such power to other persons;
(l) To exercise powers and rights of subscription or otherwise which in
any manner arise out of ownership of securities;
(m) To hold any security or other property (i) in a form not indicating
any trust, whether in bearer, book entry, unregistered or other negotiable form,
or (ii) either in the Trust's or Trustees' own name or in the name of a
custodian or a nominee or nominees, subject to safeguards according to the usual
practice of business trusts or investment companies;
(n) To establish separate and distinct Series with separately defined
investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes, and with
separate Shares representing beneficial interests in such Series, and to
establish separate Classes, all in accordance with the provisions of Article IV;
(o) To the full extent permitted by Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, to
allocate assets, liabilities and expenses of the Trust to a particular Series
and assets, liabilities and expenses to a particular Class or to apportion the
same between or among two or more Series or Classes, provided that any
liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular Series or Class shall be
payable solely out of the assets belonging to that Series or Class as provided
for in Article IV, Section 4;
(p) To consent to or participate in any plan for the reorganization,
consolidation or merger of any corporation or concern whose securities are held
by the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase, or sale of
property by such corporation or concern; and to pay calls or subscriptions with
respect to any security held in the Trust;
(q) To compromise, arbitrate, or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or
against the Trust or any matter in controversy including, but not limited to,
claims for taxes;
(r) To make distributions of income, capital gains, returns of capital (if
any) and redemption proceeds to Shareholders in the manner hereinafter provided
for;
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(s) To borrow money;
(t) To sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, lease, or
write options with respect to or otherwise deal in any property rights relating
to any or all of the assets of the Trust or any Series;
(u) To establish, from time to time, a minimum total investment for
Shareholders, and to require the redemption of the Shares of any Shareholder
whose investment is less than such minimum upon giving notice to such
Shareholder;
(v) To establish committees for such purposes, with such membership, and
with such responsibilities as the Trustees may consider proper, including a
committee consisting of fewer than all of the Trustees then in office, which may
act for and bind the Trustees and the Trust with respect to the institution,
prosecution, dismissal, settlement, review or investigation of any legal action,
suit or proceeding, pending or threatened;
(w) To issue, sell, repurchase, redeem, cancel, retire, acquire, hold,
resell, reissue, dispose of and otherwise deal in Shares; to establish terms and
conditions regarding the issuance, sale, repurchase, redemption, cancellation,
retirement, acquisition, holding, resale, reissuance, disposition of or dealing
in Shares; and, subject to Articles IV and V, to apply to any such repurchase,
redemption, retirement, cancellation or acquisition of Shares any funds or
property of the Trust or of the particular Series with respect to which such
Shares are issued;
(x) To invest part or all of the Trust Property (or part or all of the
assets of any Series), or to dispose of part or all of the Trust Property (or
part or all of the assets of any Series) and invest the proceeds of such
disposition, in securities issued by one or more other investment companies
registered under the 1940 Act all without any requirement of approval by
Shareholders. Any such other investment company may (but need not) be a trust
(formed under the laws of the State of New York or of any other state) which is
classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes; and
(y) To carry on any other business in connection with or incidental to any
of the foregoing powers, to do everything necessary or desirable to accomplish
any purpose or to further any of the foregoing powers, and to take every other
action incidental to the foregoing business or purposes, objects or powers.
The clauses above shall be construed as objects and powers, and the
enumeration of specific powers shall not limit in any way the general powers of
the Trustees. Any action by one or more of the Trustees in their capacity as
such hereunder shall be deemed an action on behalf of the Trust or the
applicable Series, and not an action in an individual capacity. No one dealing
with the Trustees shall be under any obligation to make any inquiry concerning
the authority of the Trustees, or to see to the application of any payments made
or property transferred to the Trustees or upon their order. In construing this
Declaration of Trust, the presumption shall be in favor of a grant of power to
the Trustees.
SECTION 2. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS. Except as prohibited by applicable law,
the Trustees may, on behalf of the Trust, buy any securities from or sell any
securities to, or lend any assets of the Trust to, any Trustee or officer of the
Trust or any firm of which any such Trustee or officer is a member acting as
principal, or have any such dealings with any investment adviser, administrator,
distributor or transfer agent for the Trust or with any Interested Person of
such person. The Trust may employ any such person or entity in which such
person is an Interested Person, as broker, legal counsel, registrar, investment
adviser,
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administrator, distributor, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, custodian
or in any other capacity upon customary terms.
ARTICLE IV
SERIES; CLASSES; SHARES
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SERIES OR CLASS. The Trust shall consist of
one or more Series. The Trustees hereby establish the Series listed in Schedule
A attached hereto and made a part hereof. Each additional Series shall be
established and is effective upon the adoption of a resolution of a majority of
the Trustees or any alternative date specified in such resolution. The Trustees
may designate the relative rights and preferences of the Shares of each Series.
The Trustees may divide the Shares of any Series into Classes. In such case
each Class of a Series shall represent interests in the assets of that Series
and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same
terms and conditions, except that expenses allocated to a Class may be borne
solely by such Class as determined by the Trustees and a Class may have
exclusive voting rights with respect to matters affecting only that Class. The
Trust shall maintain separate and distinct records for each Series and hold and
account for the assets thereof separately from the other assets of the Trust or
of any other Series. A Series may issue any number of Shares and need not issue
Shares. Each Share of a Series shall represent an equal beneficial interest in
the net assets of such Series. Each holder of Shares of a Series shall be
entitled to receive his pro rata share of all distributions made with respect to
such Series. Upon redemption of his Shares, such Shareholder shall be paid
solely out of the funds and property of such Series. The Trustees may adopt and
change the name of any Series or Class.
SECTION 2. SHARES. The beneficial interest in the Trust shall be divided
into transferable Shares of one or more separate and distinct Series or Classes
established by the Trustees. The number of Shares of each Series and Class is
unlimited and each Share shall have a par value of $0.01 per Share or such other
amount as the Trustees may establish. All Shares issued hereunder shall be fully
paid and nonassessable. Shareholders shall have no preemptive or other right to
subscribe to any additional Shares or other securities issued by the Trust. The
Trustees shall have full power and authority, in their sole discretion and
without obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue original or additional Shares
at such times and on such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate; to
issue fractional Shares and Shares held in the treasury; to establish and to
change in any manner Shares of any Series or Classes with such preferences,
terms of conversion, voting powers, rights and privileges as the Trustees may
determine (but the Trustees may not change Outstanding Shares in a manner
materially adverse to the Shareholders of such Shares); to divide or combine the
Shares of any Series or Classes into a greater or lesser number; to classify or
reclassify any unissued Shares of any Series or Classes into one or more Series
or Classes of Shares; to abolish any one or more Series or Classes of Shares; to
issue Shares to acquire other assets (including assets subject to, and in
connection with, the assumption of liabilities) and businesses; and to take such
other action with respect to the Shares as the Trustees may deem desirable.
Shares held in the treasury shall not confer any voting rights on the Trustees
and shall not be entitled to any dividends or other distributions declared with
respect to the Shares.
SECTION 3. INVESTMENT IN THE TRUST. The Trustees shall accept investments
in any Series from such persons and on such terms as they may from time to time
authorize. At the Trustees' discretion, such investments, subject to applicable
law, may be in the form of cash or securities in which that Series is authorized
to invest, valued as provided in Article V, Section 3. Investments in a Series
shall be credited to each Shareholder's account
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in the form of full Shares at the Net Asset Value per Share next determined
after the investment is received or accepted as may be determined by the
Trustees; provided, however, that the Trustees may, in their sole discretion,
(a) impose a sales charge upon investments in any Series or Class, (b) issue
fractional Shares or (c) determine the Net Asset Value per Share of the initial
capital contribution. The Trustees shall have the right to refuse to accept
investments in any Series at any time without any cause or reason therefor
whatsoever.
SECTION 4. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF SERIES. All consideration received
by the Trust for the issue or sale of Shares of a particular Series, together
with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, all
income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof (including any proceeds derived
from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, and any funds or payments
derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may
be), shall be held and accounted for separately from the assets of every other
Series and are referred to as "assets belonging to" that Series. The assets
belonging to a Series shall belong only to that Series for all purposes, and to
no other Series, subject only to the rights of creditors of that Series. Any
assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, funds, or payments
which are not readily identifiable as belonging to any particular Series shall
be allocated by the Trustees between and among one or more Series as the
Trustees deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and
binding upon the Shareholders of all Series for all purposes, and such assets,
earnings, income, profits or funds, or payments and proceeds thereof shall be
referred to as assets belonging to that Series. The assets belonging to a
Series shall be so recorded upon the books of the Trust, and shall be held by
the Trustees in trust for the benefit of the Shareholders of that Series. The
assets belonging to a Series shall be charged with the liabilities of that
Series and all expenses, costs, charges and reserves attributable to that
Series, except that liabilities and expenses allocated solely to a particular
Class shall be borne by that Class. Any general liabilities, expenses, costs,
charges or reserves of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as belonging
to any particular Series or Class shall be allocated and charged by the Trustees
between or among any one or more of the Series or Classes in such manner as the
Trustees deem fair and equitable. Each such allocation shall be conclusive and
binding upon the Shareholders of all Series or Classes for all purposes.
Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the right of the Trustees to
allocate general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves as herein
provided, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted
for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series shall be
enforceable against the assets of such Series only, and not against the assets
of any other Series. Notice of this contractual limitation on liabilities among
Series may, in the Trustees' discretion, be set forth in the certificate of
trust of the Trust (whether originally or by amendment) as filed or to be filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the
Delaware Act, and upon the giving of such notice in the certificate of trust,
the statutory provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act relating to
limitations on liabilities among Series (and the statutory effect under Section
3804 of setting forth such notice in the certificate of trust) shall become
applicable to the Trust and each Series. Any person extending credit to,
contracting with or having any claim against any Series may look only to the
assets of that Series to satisfy or enforce any debt, with respect to that
Series. No Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Series shall have a claim
on or any right to any assets allocated or belonging to any other Series.
SECTION 5. OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER OF SHARES. The Trust or a transfer or
similar agent for the Trust shall maintain a register containing the names and
addresses of the Shareholders of each Series and Class thereof, the number of
Shares of each Series and Class held by such Shareholders, and a record of all
Share transfers. The register shall be
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conclusive as to the identity of Shareholders of record and the number of Shares
held by them from time to time. The Trustees may authorize the issuance of
certificates representing Shares and adopt rules governing their use. The
Trustees may make rules governing the transfer of Shares, whether or not
represented by certificates.
SECTION 6. STATUS OF SHARES; LIMITATION OF SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY. Shares
shall be deemed to be personal property giving Shareholders only the rights
provided in this Declaration of Trust. Every Shareholder, by virtue of having
acquired a Share, shall be held expressly to have assented to and agreed to be
bound by the terms of this Declaration of Trust and to have become a party
hereto. No Shareholder shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities,
obligations and expenses incurred by, contracted for, or otherwise existing with
respect to, the Trust or any Series. Neither the Trust nor the Trustees shall
have any power to bind any Shareholder personally or to demand payment from any
Shareholder for anything, other than as agreed by the Shareholder. Shareholders
shall have the same limitation of personal liability as is extended to
shareholders of a private corporation for profit incorporated in the State of
Delaware. Every written obligation of the Trust or any Series shall contain a
statement to the effect that such obligation may only be enforced against the
assets of the appropriate Series or all Series; however, the omission of such
statement shall not operate to bind or create personal liability for any
Shareholder or Trustee.
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS AND REDEMPTIONS
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTIONS. The Trustees or a committee of one or more
Trustees and one or more officers may declare and pay dividends and other
distributions, including dividends on Shares of a particular Series and other
distributions from the assets belonging to that Series. The amount and payment
of dividends or distributions and their form, whether they are in cash, Shares
or other Trust Property, shall be determined by the Trustees. Dividends and
other distributions may be paid pursuant to a standing resolution adopted once
or more often as the Trustees determine. All dividends and other distributions
on Shares of a particular Series shall be distributed pro rata to the
Shareholders of that Series in proportion to the number of Shares of that Series
they held on the record date established for such payment, except that such
dividends and distributions shall appropriately reflect expenses allocated to a
particular Class of such Series. The Trustees may adopt and offer to
Shareholders such dividend reinvestment plans, cash dividend payout plans or
similar plans as the Trustees deem appropriate.
SECTION 2. REDEMPTIONS. Each Shareholder of a Series shall have the right
at such times as may be permitted by the Trustees to require the Series to
redeem all or any part of his Shares at a redemption price per Share equal to
the Net Asset Value per Share at such time as the Trustees shall have prescribed
by resolution. In the absence of such resolution, the redemption price per
Share shall be the Net Asset Value next determined after receipt by the Series
of a request for redemption in proper form less such charges as are determined
by the Trustees and described in the Trust's Registration Statement for that
Series under the Securities Act of 1933. The Trustees may specify conditions,
prices, and places of redemption, may specify binding requirements for the
proper form or forms of requests for redemption and may specify the amount of
any deferred sales charge to be withheld from redemption proceeds. Payment of
the redemption price may be wholly or partly in securities or other assets at
the value of such securities or assets used in such determination of Net Asset
Value, or may be in cash. Upon redemption, Shares may be reissued from time to
time. The Trustees may require Shareholders to redeem Shares for
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any reason under terms set by the Trustees, including, but not limited to, the
failure of a Shareholder to supply a taxpayer identification number if required
to do so, or to have the minimum investment required, or to pay when due for the
purchase of Shares issued to him. To the extent permitted by law, the Trustees
may retain the proceeds of any redemption of Shares required by them for payment
of amounts due and owing by a Shareholder to the Trust or any Series or Class or
any governmental authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees may
postpone payment of the redemption price and may suspend the right of the
Shareholders to require any Series or Class to redeem Shares during any period
of time when and to the extent permissible under the 1940 Act.
SECTION 3. DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE. The Trustees shall cause the
Net Asset Value of Shares of each Series or Class to be determined from time to
time in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations. The Trustees
may delegate the power and duty to determine Net Asset Value per Share to one or
more Trustees or officers of the Trust or to a custodian, depository or other
agent appointed for such purpose. The Net Asset Value of Shares shall be
determined separately for each Series or Class at such times as may be
prescribed by the Trustees or, in the absence of action by the Trustees, as of
the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day for all
or part of which such Exchange is open for unrestricted trading.
SECTION 4. SUSPENSION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION. If, as referred to in
Section 2 of this Article, the Trustees postpone payment of the redemption price
and suspend the right of Shareholders to redeem their Shares, such suspension
shall take effect at the time the Trustees shall specify, but not later than the
close of business on the business day next following the declaration of
suspension. Thereafter Shareholders shall have no right of redemption or
payment until the Trustees declare the end of the suspension. If the right of
redemption is suspended, a Shareholder may either withdraw his request for
redemption or receive payment based on the Net Asset Value per Share next
determined after the suspension terminates.
ARTICLE VI
SHAREHOLDERS' VOTING POWERS AND MEETINGS
SECTION 1. VOTING POWERS. The Shareholders shall have power to vote only
with respect to (a) the election of Trustees as provided in Section 2 of this
Article; (b) the removal of Trustees as provided in Article II, Section 3(d);
(c) any investment advisory or management contract as provided in Article VII,
Section 1; (d) any termination of the Trust as provided in Article X, Section 4;
(e) the amendment of this Declaration of Trust to the extent and as provided in
Article X, Section 8; and (f) such additional matters relating to the Trust as
may be required or authorized by law, this Declaration of Trust, or the By-laws
or any registration of the Trust with the Commission or any State, or as the
Trustees may consider desirable.
On any matter submitted to a vote of the Shareholders, all Shares shall be
voted by individual Series or Class, except (a) when required by the 1940 Act,
Shares shall be voted in the aggregate and not by individual Series or Class,
and (b) when the Trustees have determined that the matter affects the interests
of more than one Series or Class, then the Shareholders of all such Series or
Classes shall be entitled to vote thereon. Each whole Share shall be entitled
to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote, and each
fractional share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. There
shall be no cumulative voting in the election of Trustees. Shares may be voted
in person or by proxy or in any manner provided for in the By-laws. The By-laws
may provide that proxies may be given by any electronic or telecommunications
device or in any other manner, but if a
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proposal by anyone other than the officers or Trustees is submitted to a vote of
the Shareholders of any Series or Class, or if there is a proxy contest or proxy
solicitation or proposal in opposition to any proposal by the officers or
Trustees, Shares may be voted only in person or by written proxy. Until Shares
of a Series are issued, as to that Series the Trustees may exercise all rights
of Shareholders and may take any action required or permitted to be taken by
Shareholders by law, this Declaration of Trust or the By-laws.
SECTION 2. MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS. Special meetings of the Shareholders
of the Trust or any Series or Class may be called by the Trustees and shall be
called by the Trustees upon the written request of Shareholders owning at least
ten percent of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust or any Series or Class
entitled to vote.
SECTION 3. QUORUM; REQUIRED VOTE. One-third of the Outstanding Shares of
each Series or Class, or one-third of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust,
entitled to vote in person or by proxy shall be a quorum for the transaction of
business at a Shareholders' meeting with respect to such Series or Class, or
with respect to the entire Trust, respectively. Any lesser number shall be
sufficient for adjournments. Any adjourned session of a Shareholders' meeting
may be held within a reasonable time without further notice. Except when a
larger vote is required by law, this Declaration of Trust or the Bylaws, a
majority of the Shares voting at a Shareholders' meeting in person or by proxy
shall decide any matters to be voted upon with respect to the entire Trust and a
plurality of such Shares shall elect a Trustee; provided, that if this
Declaration of Trust or applicable law permits or requires that Shares be voted
on any matter by individual Series or Classes, then a majority of the Shares of
that Series or Class (or, if required by law, a Majority Shareholder Vote of
that Series or Class) voting at a Shareholders' meeting in person or by proxy on
the matter shall decide that matter insofar as that Series or Class is
concerned. Shareholders may act as to the Trust or any Series or Class by the
written consent of a majority (or such other amount as may be required by
applicable law) of the Outstanding Shares of the Trust or of such Series or
Class, as the case may be.
ARTICLE VII
CONTRACTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS
SECTION 1. INVESTMENT ADVISER. Subject to a Majority Shareholder Vote,
the Trustees may enter into one or more investment advisory contracts on behalf
of the Trust or any Series, providing for investment advisory services,
statistical and research facilities and services, and other facilities and
services to be furnished to the Trust or Series on terms and conditions
acceptable to the Trustees. Any such contract may provide for the investment
adviser to effect purchases, sales or exchanges of portfolio securities or other
Trust Property on behalf of the Trustees or may authorize any officer or agent
of the Trust to effect such purchases, sales or exchanges pursuant to
recommendations of the investment adviser. The Trustees may authorize the
investment adviser to employ one or more sub-advisers.
SECTION 2. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER. The Trustees may enter into contracts
on behalf of the Trust or any Series or Class, providing for the distribution
and sale of Shares by the other party, either directly or as sales agent, on
terms and conditions acceptable to the Trustees. The Trustees may adopt a plan
or plans of distribution with respect to Shares of any Series or Class and enter
into any related agreements, whereby the Series or Class finances directly or
indirectly any activity that is primarily intended to result in sales of its
Shares, subject to the requirements of Section 12 of the 1940 Act, Rule 12b-1
thereunder, and other applicable rules and regulations.
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SECTION 3. TRANSFER AGENCY, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, AND ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICE AGREEMENTS. The Trustees, on behalf of the Trust or any Series or
Class, may enter into transfer agency agreements, Shareholder service
agreements, and administration and service agreements with any party or parties
on terms and conditions acceptable to the Trustees.
SECTION 4. CUSTODIAN. The Trustees shall at all times place and maintain
the securities and similar investments of the Trust and of each Series in
custody meeting the requirements of Section 17(f) of the 1940 Act and the rules
thereunder. The Trustees, on behalf of the Trust or any Series, may enter into
an agreement with a custodian on terms and conditions acceptable to the
Trustees, providing for the custodian, among other things, to (a) hold the
securities owned by the Trust or any Series and deliver the same upon written
order or oral order confirmed in writing, (b) to receive and issue receipts for
any moneys due to the Trust or any Series and deposit the same in its own
banking department or elsewhere, (c) to disburse such funds upon orders or
vouchers, and (d) to employ one or more sub-custodians.
SECTION 5. PARTIES TO CONTRACTS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. The Trustees may
enter into any contract referred to in this Article with any entity, although
one more of the Trustees or officers of the Trust may be an officer, director,
trustee, partner, shareholder, or member of such entity, and no such contract
shall be invalidated or rendered void or voidable because of such relationship.
No person having such a relationship shall be disqualified from voting on or
executing a contract in his capacity as Trustee and/or Shareholder, or be liable
merely by reason of such relationship for any loss or expense to the Trust with
respect to such a contract or accountable for any profit realized directly or
indirectly therefrom; provided, that the contract was reasonable and fair and
not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust or the By-laws.
Any contract referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article shall be
consistent with and subject to the applicable requirements of Section 15 of the
1940 Act and the rules and orders thereunder with respect to its continuance in
effect, its termination, and the method of authorization and approval of such
contract or renewal. No amendment to a contract referred to in Section 1 of
this Article shall be effective unless assented to in a manner consistent with
the requirements of Section 15 of the 1940 Act, and the rules and orders
thereunder.
ARTICLE VIII
EXPENSES OF THE TRUST AND SERIES
Subject to Article IV, Section 4, the Trust or a particular Series shall
pay, or shall reimburse the Trustees from the assets belonging to all Series or
the particular Series, for their expenses (or the expenses of a Class of such
Series) and disbursements, including, but not limited to, interest charges,
taxes, brokerage fees and commissions; expenses of issue, repurchase and
redemption of Shares; certain insurance premiums; applicable fees, interest
charges and expenses of third parties, including the Trust's investment
advisers, managers, administrators, distributors, custodians, transfer agents
and fund accountants; fees of pricing, interest, dividend, credit and other
reporting services; costs of membership in trade associations;
telecommunications expenses; funds transmission expenses; auditing, legal and
compliance expenses; costs of forming the Trust and its Series and maintaining
its existence; costs of preparing and printing the prospectuses of the Trust and
each Series, statements of additional information and Shareholder reports and
delivering them to Shareholders; expenses of meetings of Shareholders and proxy
solicitations therefor; costs
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of maintaining books and accounts; costs of reproduction, stationery and
supplies; fees and expenses of the Trustees; compensation of the Trust's
officers and employees and costs of other personnel performing services for the
Trust or any Series; costs of Trustee meetings; Commission registration fees and
related expenses; state or foreign securities laws registration fees and related
expenses; and for such non-recurring items as may arise, including litigation to
which the Trust or a Series (or a Trustee or officer of the Trust acting as
such) is a party, and for all losses and liabilities by them incurred in
administering the Trust. The Trustees shall have a lien on the assets belonging
to the appropriate Series, or in the case of an expense allocable to more than
one Series, on the assets of each such Series, prior to any rights or interests
of the Shareholders thereto, for the reimbursement to them of such expenses,
disbursements, losses and liabilities.
ARTICLE IX
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. All persons contracting with or
having any claim against the Trust or a particular Series shall look only to the
assets of all Series or such particular Series for payment under such contract
or claim; and neither the Trustees nor any of the Trust's officers, employees or
agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor.
Every written instrument or obligation on behalf of the Trust or any Series
shall contain a statement to the foregoing effect, but the absence of such
statement shall not operate to make any Trustee or officer of the Trust liable
thereunder. Provided they have exercised reasonable care and have acted under
the reasonable belief that their actions are in the best interest of the Trust,
the Trustees and officers of the Trust shall not be responsible or liable for
any act or omission or for neglect or wrongdoing of them or any officer, agent,
employee, investment adviser or independent contractor of the Trust, but nothing
contained in this Declaration of Trust or in the Delaware Act shall protect any
Trustee or officer of the Trust against liability to the Trust or to
Shareholders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of his office.
SECTION 2. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations
contained in subsection (b) below:
(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or an officer,
employee or agent of the Trust ("Covered Person") shall be indemnified
by the Trust or the appropriate Series to the fullest extent permitted
by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred
or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or
proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by
virtue of his being or having been a Covered Person and against
amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof;
(ii) as used herein, the words "claim," "action," "suit," or
"proceeding" shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings
(civil, criminal or other, including appeals), actual or threatened,
and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include, without
limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in
settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:
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(i) who shall have been adjudicated by a court or body before which
the proceeding was brought (A) to be liable to the Trust or its
Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct
of his office, or (B) not to have acted in good faith in the
reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the
Trust; or
(ii) in the event of a settlement, unless there has been a
determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the
duties involved in the conduct of his office; (A) by the court or
other body approving the settlement; (B) by at least a majority of
those Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are
parties to the matter based upon a review of readily available facts
(as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); or (C) by written opinion
of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available
facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry).
(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against
by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not be exclusive
of or affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter
be entitled, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of a Covered Person.
(d) To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, expenses in
connection with the preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim,
action, suit or proceeding of the character described in subsection (a) of this
Section may be paid by the Trust or applicable Series from time to time prior to
final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such
Covered Person that such amount will be paid over by him to the Trust or
applicable Series if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to
indemnification under this Section; provided, however, that either (i) such
Covered Person shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking,
(ii) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advance
payments or (iii) either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested
Persons of the Trust nor parties to the matter, or independent legal counsel in
a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of readily
available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) that there is reason
to believe that such Covered Person will not be disqualified from
indemnification under this Section.
(e) Any repeal or modification of this Article IX by the Shareholders of
the Trust, or adoption or modification of any other provision of the Declaration
of Trust or By-laws inconsistent with this Article, shall be prospective only,
to the extent that such repeal, or modification would, if applied
retrospectively, adversely affect any limitation on the liability of any Covered
Person or indemnification available to any Covered Person with respect to any
act or omission which occurred prior to such repeal, modification or adoption.
Section 3. Indemnification of Shareholders. If any Shareholder or former
Shareholder of any Series shall be held personally liable solely by reason of
his being or having been a Shareholder and not because of his acts or omissions
or for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or his heirs,
executors, administrators or other legal representatives or in the case of any
entity, its general successor) shall be
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entitled out of the assets belonging to the applicable Series to be held
harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such
liability. The Trust, on behalf of the affected Series, shall, upon request by
such Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against such Shareholder
for any act or obligation of the Series and satisfy any judgment thereon from
the assets of the Series.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 1. TRUST NOT A PARTNERSHIP. This Declaration of Trust creates a
trust and not a partnership. No Trustee shall have any power to bind personally
either the Trust's officers or any Shareholder.
SECTION 2. TRUSTEE ACTION; EXPERT ADVICE; NO BOND OR SURETY. The exercise
by the Trustees of their powers and discretion hereunder in good faith and with
reasonable care under the circumstances then prevailing shall be binding upon
everyone interested. Subject to the provisions of Article IX, the Trustees
shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. The
Trustees may take advice of counsel or other experts with respect to the meaning
and operation of this Declaration of Trust, and subject to the provisions of
Article IX, shall not be liable for any act or omission in accordance with such
advice or for failing to follow such advice. The Trustees shall not be required
to give any bond as such, nor any surety if a bond is obtained.
SECTION 3. RECORD DATES. The Trustees may fix in advance a date up to
ninety (90) days before the date of any Shareholders' meeting, or the date for
the payment of any dividends or other distributions, or the date for the
allotment of rights, or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of
Shares shall go into effect as a record date for the determination of the
Shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, or
entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, or to
receive any such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights in respect of
any such change, conversion or exchange of Shares.
SECTION 4. TERMINATION OF THE TRUST. (a) This Trust shall have perpetual
existence. Subject to a Majority Shareholder Vote of the Trust or of each Series
to be affected, the Trustees may
(i) sell and convey all or substantially all of the assets of all
Series or any affected Series to another Series or to another entity
which is an open-end investment company as defined in the 1940 Act, or
is a series thereof, for adequate consideration, which may include the
assumption of all outstanding obligations, taxes and other
liabilities, accrued or contingent, of the Trust or any affected
Series, and which may include shares of or interests in such Series,
entity, or series thereof; or
(ii) at any time sell and convert into money all or substantially all
of the assets of all Series or any affected Series.
Upon making reasonable provision for the payment of all known liabilities of all
Series or any affected Series in either (i) or (ii), by such assumption or
otherwise, the Trustees shall distribute the remaining proceeds or assets (as
the case may be) ratably among the
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Shareholders of all Series or any affected Series; however, the payment to any
particular Class of such Series may be reduced by any fees, expenses or charges
allocated to that Class.
(b) The Trustees may take any of the actions specified in subsection (a)
(i) and (ii) above without obtaining a Majority Shareholder Vote of the Trust or
any Series if a majority of the Trustees determines that the continuation of the
Trust or Series is not in the best interests of the Trust, such Series, or their
respective Shareholders as a result of factors or events adversely affecting the
ability of the Trust or such Series to conduct its business and operations in an
economically viable manner. Such factors and events may include the inability
of the Trust or a Series to maintain its assets at an appropriate size, changes
in laws or regulations governing the Trust or the Series or affecting assets of
the type in which the Trust or Series invests, or economic developments or
trends having a significant adverse impact on the business or operations of the
Trust or such Series.
(c) Upon completion of the distribution of the remaining proceeds or
assets pursuant to subsection (a), the Trust or affected Series shall terminate
and the Trustees and the Trust shall be discharged of any and all further
liabilities and duties hereunder with respect thereto and the right, title and
interest of all parties therein shall be canceled and discharged. Upon
termination of the Trust, following completion of winding up of its business,
the Trustees shall cause a certificate of cancellation of the Trust's
certificate of trust to be filed in accordance with the Delaware Act, which
certificate of cancellation may be signed by any one Trustee.
SECTION 5. REORGANIZATION. Notwithstanding anything else herein, to change
the Trust's form or place of organization the Trustees may, without Shareholder
approval, (a) cause the Trust to merge or consolidate with or into one or more
entities, if the surviving or resulting entity is the Trust or another open-end
management investment company under the 1940 Act, or a series thereof, that will
succeed to or assume the Trust's registration under the 1940 Act, or (b) cause
the Trust to incorporate under the laws of Delaware. Any agreement of merger or
consolidation or certificate of merger may be signed by a majority of Trustees
and facsimile signatures conveyed by electronic or telecommunication means shall
be valid.
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3815(f) of the
Delaware Act, an agreement of merger or consolidation approved by the Trustees
in accordance with this Section 5 may effect any amendment to the Declaration of
Trust or effect the adoption of a new trust instrument of the Trust if it is the
surviving or resulting trust in the merger or consolidation.
SECTION 6. DECLARATION OF TRUST. The original or a copy of this
Declaration of Trust and of each amendment hereto or Declaration of Trust
supplemental shall be kept at the office of the Trust where it may be inspected
by any Shareholder. Anyone dealing with the Trust may rely on a certificate by
a Trustee or an officer of the Trust as to the authenticity of the Declaration
of Trust or any such amendments or supplements and as to any matters in
connection with the Trust. The masculine gender herein shall include the
feminine and neuter genders. Headings herein are for convenience only and shall
not affect the construction of this Declaration of Trust. This Declaration of
Trust may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original.
SECTION 7. APPLICABLE LAW. This Declaration of Trust and the Trust
created hereunder are governed by and construed and administered according to
the Delaware Act and the applicable laws of the State of Delaware; provided,
however, that there shall not be
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applicable to the Trust, the Trustees or this Declaration of Trust (a) the
provisions of Section 3540 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, or (b) any
provisions of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of Delaware (other
than the Delaware Act) pertaining to trusts which relate to or regulate (i) the
filing with any court or governmental body or agency of trustee accounts or
schedules of trustee fees and charges, (ii) affirmative requirements to post
bonds for trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (iii) the
necessity for obtaining court or other governmental approval concerning the
acquisition, holding or disposition of real or personal property, (iv) fees or
other sums payable to trustees, officers, agents or employees of a trust, (v)
the allocation of receipts and expenditures to income or principal, (vi)
restrictions or limitations on the permissible nature, amount or concentration
of trust investments or requirements relating to the titling, storage or other
manner of holding of trust assets, or (vii) the establishment of fiduciary or
other standards of responsibilities or limitations on the acts or powers of
trustees, which are inconsistent with the limitations or liabilities or
authorities and powers of the Trustees set forth or referenced in this
Declaration of Trust. The Trust shall be of the type commonly called a Delaware
business trust, and, without limiting the provisions hereof, the Trust may
exercise all powers which are ordinarily exercised by such a trust under
Delaware law. The Trust specifically reserves the right to exercise any of the
powers or privileges afforded to trusts or actions that may be engaged in by
trusts under the Delaware Act, and the absence of a specific reference herein to
any such power, privilege or action shall not imply that the Trust may not
exercise such power or privilege or take such actions.
SECTION 8. AMENDMENTS. The Trustees may, without any Shareholder vote,
amend or otherwise supplement this Declaration of Trust by making an amendment,
a Declaration of Trust supplemental hereto or an amended and restated trust
instrument; provided, that Shareholders shall have the right to vote on any
amendment (a) which would affect the voting rights of Shareholders granted in
Article VI, Section l, (b) to this Section 8, (c) required to be approved by
Shareholders by law or by the Trust's registration statement(s) filed with the
Commission, and (d) submitted to them by the Trustees in their discretion. Any
amendment submitted to Shareholders which the Trustees determine would affect
the Shareholders of any Series shall be authorized by vote of the Shareholders
of such Series and no vote shall be required of Shareholders of a Series not
affected. Notwithstanding anything else herein, any amendment to Article IX
which would have the effect of reducing the indemnification and other rights
provided thereby to Trustees, officers, employees, and agents of the Trust or to
Shareholders or former Shareholders, and any repeal or amendment of this
sentence shall each require the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of
the Outstanding Shares of the Trust entitled to vote thereon.
SECTION 9. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Trust shall end on a
specified date as set forth in the By-Laws. The Trustees may change the fiscal
year of the Trust without Shareholder approval.
SECTION 10. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Declaration of Trust are
severable. If the Trustees determine, with the advice of counsel, that any
provision hereof conflicts with the 1940 Act, the regulated investment company
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or with other applicable laws and
regulations, the conflicting provision shall be deemed never to have constituted
a part of this Declaration of Trust; provided, however, that such determination
shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Declaration of Trust or
render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such
determination. If any provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to
such provision only in such jurisdiction and shall not affect any other
provision of this Declaration of Trust.
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APPENDIX A
As of the date first above written, the Trustees have established the
following Series of the Trust:
HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FUND
HARBOR GROWTH FUND
HARBOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND
HARBOR VALUE FUND
HARBOR BOND FUND
HARBOR SHORT DURATION FUND
HARBOR MONEY MARKET FUND
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all the Trustees, have executed
this Declaration of Trust as of the date first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, as Trustee and not
individually
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, as Trustee and not
individually
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, as Trustee and not
individually
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, as Trustee and not
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the sole Trustee, has executed
this Declaration of Trust as of the date first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, as Trustee and
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS
TRUST PURSUANT TO
SECTION 3810(b)
OF
DELAWARE BUSINESS TRUST LAW
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Harbor Fund, a business trust organized and existing under and by virtue of the
General Business Trust law of the State of Delaware.
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
First: That the Trustees of said Trust by the unanimous written consent of
its members, filed with the minutes of the Trustees adopted a resolution
proposing and declaring advisable the following amendment to the Certificate of
Trust:
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Trust of Harbor Fund be amended by
changing the present registered agent and office of the Trust from RL & F with
present registered office on the county of New Castle to the following: that
the registered office of Harbor Fund in the State of Delaware be and it hereby
is changed to Corporation Trust Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, xx xxx Xxxx xx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx of New Castle, and the authorization of the present
registered agent of this Trust be and the same is hereby withdrawn, and THE
CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, shall be and is hereby constituted and appointed the
registered agent of this Trust at the address of its registered office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Harbor Fund, has caused this statement to be signed by
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, a Trustee, this 29th day of July, 1994.
By /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Trustee